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...about making even in private. Their winks and nods, euphemisms and disclaimers can be translated into one stark sentence that summarizes the only truly strategic thought the U.S. Government has about the 21st century: a Germany "anchored" in NATO is less likely to cause trouble than one that is neutral and nonaligned. Note the verb, with its metaphorical suggestion not only of safety from rough seas but also of a heavy chain and benevolent captivity...
...dangers that being a political partisan has for an evangelist or a preacher of the gospel. People say, "Well, you have been friends with all these Republican Presidents." But I have been friends with Democrats too. I am a registered Democrat. So I was determined to be just as neutral as I could be in those things. I also remember Jerry Falwell flew down here to Montreat to see me about the Moral Majority. He said, "Billy, I want to tell you, you stay out of Moral Majority. You have too big a ministry to get bogged down in politics...
...Tribe himself acknowledges, laws designed to stifle a particular message--even if content neutral on their face--are neither just nor constitutional...
...policymakers are convinced that the Soviets will eventually come to regard German membership in NATO as the best way to guarantee a stable and secure Europe. As yet, however, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has continued to hold out for either a neutral Germany or one belonging to both security alliances. Bush's grave concern is that the Soviets may promote unacceptable conditions. They might call for German unification without NATO membership or membership in NATO but modified to forbid the placement of any NATO nuclear weapons on German soil. The latter proposal could become a hot issue in the West...
...Germany stay an independent state, outside of any military or political alliance? What is so bad about having a neutral state in the heart of Europe with a status that would be acceptable to all in East and West? There are also some unexpected options to think about: for example, a new united Germany with responsibilities to both NATO and the Warsaw Pact. There are possibilities for discussion here...